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Deep Breathe to Fall Asleep
Many people visit the doctor because they have trouble falling asleep. According to American Sleep Apnea Association, more than fifty million Americans suffer from eighty different sleep disorders, and even more from intermittent sleep problems. Falling asleep should be easy. But the mind takes on a life of its own, racing from one thought to the next, causing anxiety and fear, to run wild like a child. Most likely, the doctor prescribes sleeping pills and tells the patient to try deep breathing before bed. But what is deep breathing? To...
read moreThe Human Herpesviruses (HHV) that Lurks, Waits, and Replicates in You
The virus lurks in the dorsal root ganglion like a terrorist waiting. Blindsided and forgotten like chickenpox, when it surfaces, the shingles’ rash can look like an alien reptile has left its imprint on your skin and is sometimes referred to as “the devil’s grip.” The varicella-zoster virus has shadowed the human race for thousands of years causing chickenpox and later in life shingles. Although researchers are investigating the phenomenon of the herpes virus’s unique ability to replicate itself, as of yet, no known cure exists to oust it from the body, where it dwells in the ganglia and, along with other unwanted guests, in the liver. The best solution, like dealing with a difficult mother-in-law, is to coexist.
Shingles has increased and is four times as common now as it was sixty years ago. “It’s increased across all age groups,” says Dr. Barbara Yawn, Adjunct Professor at University of Minnesota in Family and Community Health.
read moreYes, Yoga 3x a Week Can Help Prevent Spinal Surgery
Yoga may not alter the trajectory of family genetics in a lifetime, but it can prevent the need for spinal surgery.
Renowned orthopedic surgeon Gary Michelson, MD and founder of the Gary Michelson Medical Research Foundation (MMRF) says that, “In essence, being in good shape, having good core strength, and good flexibility is protective against many of the conditions that would have otherwise gone on to lead to spinal surgery. That having been said, there are those conditions which arise from structural defects in the spinal column that are probably not amenable to relief by exercise.”
read moreConsciousness, Cooperation, and Communication: Healing DID
It wasn’t until after Karin’s fourth suicide attempt that the mental illness she’d battled her whole life finally began to make sense.
Seated in a hospital conference room with a psychiatrist, the doctor asked her if she understood bipolar disorder, which she knew she had. She told him yes and that she understood why she took meds for it. Then he asked if she realized there was a name for the other symptoms she was experiencing. She told him no, that she thought it was all part of being bipolar. He explained to her that her memory lapses and the loss of time could be accounted for by another very complex disorder called Dissociative Identity Disorder and that she would need to work with her outpatient therapist to deal more deeply with i
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